Two individuals are being prosecuted in custody for the suspected rape of a minor in Azilal, while two others, including an authority officer, will be prosecuted at large. The case involves charges of grooming, indecent assault, and human trafficking, with the trial set for August 26.
Many parliamentarians are either behind bars or under prosecution since the last general elections in Morocco, with the National Rally for Independence (RNI) at the top of the list, followed by the Authenticity and Modernity Party, the Constitutional Union and the Popular Movement.
On Tuesday, April 16, the driver identified as having deliberately run over 23-year-old doctoral student Badr Bouljoihel received the death penalty. In 2019, the accused was convicted for similar offenses, where the manslaughter was deemed involuntary.